mòdrôk

Kashubian

Alternative forms

• mòdrzôk, mòdrzéńc

Etymology

From mòdri (“blue”) +‎ -ôk. Compare Czech modrák and Slovak modrák.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmwɛdrɞk/
• Syllabification: mòd‧rôk

Noun

mòdrôk m inan (diminutive mòdrôczk)

1. centaury, knapweed, starthistle (any plant of the genus Centaurea)

   Synonym: (archaic) mòdrokwiat

Declension

Declension of mòdrôk

	singular	plural
nominative	mòdrôk	mòdrôczi
genitive	mòdrôka	mòdrôków
dative	mòdrôkòwi	mòdrôkóm
accusative	mòdrôk/mòdrôka	mòdrôczi
instrumental	mòdrôkã	mòdrôkama
locative	mòdrôkù	mòdrôkach
vocative	mòdrôkù	mòdrôczi

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “chaber”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chaber”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “mòdrôk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022